Batman: The Dark Knight #7 continues the run of Paul Jenkins and David Finch.   So, this is what the final battle comes down to. Batman manages to escape Bane, all the while thinking about the situation and the choice he faces. With this new form of venom, Bane is stronger, faster, and now smarter. He decides to first clear the area of any civilians. When he finds Poison Ivy in a containment tube, he says he found…

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The Dark Knight #4 is credited with Paul Jenkins as writer and co-plotter, with David Finch as penciller/co-plotter.   The issue opens with Batman finally entering Poison Ivy's lair, only to be attacked by her many plants. While there, Alfred is in communication with him, informing him that Wonder Woman returned his call and let him know the Justice League has their hands full taking care of the Arkham inmates who escaped on his watch. His inner monologue tells the reader he knows Ivy isn't…

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  Shipper Spotlight is a monthly editorial by your very own Shipper-expert, Stella.  Each month I will take a look at the developing and new relationships (romantic, familial, platonic, and team-oriented) that appear in the Bat-books.  How are these relationships progressing?  Which are portrayed well?  Which should never exist?  What is my pick for SHIPPER OF THE MONTH?  Stay tuned each month for this serious look into the world of fictional relationships.   The Shippers as they stand now after issue #3 (ie. the month of…

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Issue three, as usual, was co-plotted by Paul Jenkins and David Finch, with writing by the former and pencils by the latter.   The issue opens where we left, with the hulked up Joker attacking Batman. As they battle and destroy the train, Batman claims he thought Joker retired, Joker says he came back to retire Batman first. Batman attempts to warn Joker of the side effects of the toxin he's got running through his veins, but Joker dismisses it…

Tags: alfred pennyworth, batcave, batman, batman: the dark knight, bruce wayne, clayface, david finch, flash, jaina hudson, joker, paul jenkins, poison ivy, white rabbit

    Happy Belated Thanksgiving!  Shipper Spotlight is a monthly editorial by your very own Shipper-expert, Stella.  Each month I will take a look at the developing and new relationships that appear in the Bat-books.  How are these relationships progressing?  Which are portrayed well?  Which should never exist?  What is my pick for SHIPPER OF THE MONTH?  Stay tuned each month for this serious look into the world of fictional relationships.   The Shippers as they stand now after issue #2 (ie. the…

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Batman: The Dark Knight #2 was written by Paul Jenkins and drawn by David Finch. As usual, they co-plotted the issue.   The issue opens with Two-Face, who I commented looked like he was on steroids, beating the tar out of Batman. The motif of fear and our relationship to it continue as Batman's inner monologue during the beating. Two-Face tells Batman he's learned fear is what stops people from really living. He waxes poetic about how losing…

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Of the series that needed re-launching, this was low on the list. Batman: The Dark Knight, written by Paul Jenkins and illustrated/co-plotted by David Finch, released just five issues in the nearly one year it ran. What the heck, though? Fresh book, fresh outlook.   The issue opens with Batman piloting a jet over Gotham, contemplating fear and how we are the parents of our own fears. If we allow the fear to grow, it will. Better to face it and watch it shrink. All this is over…

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  The first month of DC Comics: The New 52 has come to a close and brought us a variety of Batman adventures that have mostly confirmed what we might have already guessed about the Batman's life and history. There have been a few surprises, though, and it's now time to see what the final run of comics had in store fore the Caped Crusader. This week saw Batman featured in Batman: The Dark Knight #1 and then make a guest appearance…

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